Kapsch TrafficCom Wins ITS America Award for Best Innovative Practice

Kapsch TrafficCom, international supplier of innovative road traffic telematics solutions, was honored by ITS America in the Category "Best Innovative Practice" for their "5.9 GHz Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) Smart road technologies for traveler safety and mobility".

The award acknowledges Kapsch TrafficCom´s (http://www.kapsch.net)innovative deployment of 40 5.9 GHz DSRC roadside units interacting with on-board equipment in New York City (http://nyc.gov) and New York State (https://www.nysdot.gov/index) to improve traveler safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability. The deployment highlights the first ever 5.9 GHz DSRC (http://kapsch.net) live, interoperable IntellidriveSM vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) network equipped on city streets and highways. The architecture enabled more than 20 safety, mobility and traveler payment and information Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications utilizing 5.9 GHz DSRC infrastructure.

ITS America (http://www.itsa.org/) the Best of ITS Awards is the only program in the world that honors the most innovative, effective, and influential achievements in the Intelligent Transportation System industry," said Justin McNew, CTO, Kapsch TrafficCom Inc. "We are pleased that this highly competitive program has recognized Kapsch performance in demonstrating a 5.9 GHz DSRC network for improved safety, mobility and payment applications. This award recognizes Kapsch commitment to increasing U.S road safety, reliability and infrastructure."

"5.9 GHz DSRC adds another dimension to Intelligent Transportation Solutions that expand value to consumers," said Scott Belcher, President of ITS America. "Kapsch is leading the charge in bringing compelling 5.9 GHz DSRC safety, mobility and payment infrastructure and applications to market in many areas around the globe. As traveler services continues to increase in the U.S, we expect improved transporation infrastructure to bring both safety and value to the marketplace."

Kapsch TrafficCom is demonstrating its 5.9 GHz DSRC Tolling, Congestion Pricing and Video Enforcement with VII/IntellidriveSM Safety and Traveler Information applications at the ITS America Annual Meeting 2009, Gaylord National Convention Center from 1st - 3rd of June 2009.

About Kapsch TrafficCom Kapsch TrafficCom is active in the U.S. through its subsidiaries in Sterling, VA and Carlsbad, CA where it operates one of its four engineering competence centers. Kapsch TrafficCom is an international supplier of innovative road traffic telematics solutions. Its principle business is the development and supply of electronic toll collection (ETC) systems, in particular for the multilane free-flow (MLFF) of the traffic, and the technical and commercial operation of such systems. Kapsch TrafficCom also supplies traffic management systems, with a focus on road safety and traffic control, and electronic access systems and parking management. With more than 210 references in 33 countries in Europe, Australia, Latin America, in the Middle-East, in the Asian/Pacific region and in South Africa, and with almost 13 million delivered on-board units (OBUs) and nearly 11,3000 equipped lanes, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned itself among the leading suppliers of ETC systems worldwide. Kapsch TrafficCom is headquatered in Vienna, Austria, and has subsidiaries and representative offices in 22 countries.

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